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Guantanamo, Ten Years On: A Look Back

January 11, 2012 IJRC civil litigation, due process & judicial protection, international human rights, security & rule of law, U.S. courts

Today marks the tenth year anniversary of the United States government’s use of the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba to hold individuals suspected of supporting or being associated with al Qaeda or other groups – some, but not all, of which were designated terrorist groups by the U.S. government. See Mark Denbeaux et al., Report on the Guantanamo Detainees:

UN Committee Against Torture Examines Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Others in 47th Session

November 28, 2011 IJRC torture, UN treaty bodies

The Committee Against Torture (CAT) completed its 47th Session on Friday, having adopted observations and recommendations on periodic reports from States party to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. [UN] Up for review during this session were: Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Madagascar, Morocco, Paraguay and Sri Lanka. The Committee also requested that Syria to submit

Adam Nord

Adam Nord is an Associate Field Officer (Protection) at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bangladesh. Prior to this role, he was the Program Manager in the Africa Division of the American Bar Association (ABA) Rule of Law Initiative (ROLI). He had previously served as the Director of International Advocacy at the International Justice Resource Center

Board of Directors

Iain Byrne Law and Policy Advisor and Researcher, Economic and Social Justice Amnesty International Sonia Gioseffi Partner Dechert, LLP Adam Nord Protection Officer (Community Based) Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Citlalli Ochoa Practitioner-in-Residence, International Human Rights Law Clinic American University Washington College of Law Tatum Pritchard Director of Litigation Disability Law Center Lisa Reinsberg Founder

News Clips – October 3, 2010

October 3, 2010 IJRC children, civil litigation, crime & impunity, democracy & political rights, discrimination, domestic courts, immigration & asylum, indigenous communities, Inter-American System, International Criminal Court, international criminal law, internationalized criminal tribunals, massacres, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, UN Special Procedures

In Ecuador, a state of emergency remains in place following last week’s uprising of members of the military against President Correa’s government, prompting human rights defenders to call for a quick restoration of full civil liberties. [CEJIL] The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights condemned the attack against Correa. [IACHR] Germany today commemorates 20 years of reunification and will use its

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Law Criminalizing “Material Support” of Designated Terrorist Organizations, Including Provision of Legal Advice

June 21, 2010 IJRC European System, immigration & asylum, Inter-American System, security & rule of law, thought, expression & association, U.S. courts

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, affirming in part and reversing in part the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision, issued in 2007. [Washington Post; CCR] In a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Court upheld 18 U.S.C. § 2339B(a)(1)—which makes it a federal crime to “knowingly provid[e] material support

Thematic Research Guides

The following guides focus on each of the separate human rights protected under international law. These guides explain the scope of each right, summarize significant case law interpreting the right, and identify useful sources for further research. Civil and Political Rights Assembly & Association Citizenship & Nationality Conflict & International Humanitarian Law Due Process & Judicial Protection Equal Protection &

Civil Society Actors

The websites of NGOs and law school clinics can be very useful for keeping tabs on news, current scholarship, advocacy campaigns and ongoing litigation. The following list is by no means exhaustive, but includes some of the most active and relevant entities. NGOs with an International or Regional Focus With its headquarters in London and offices around the world, Amnesty

African Human Rights System

The African System is the youngest of the three judicial or quasi-judicial regional human rights systems, and was created under the auspices of the African Union (AU). Like the Inter-American System (and the European System, as originally designed), it includes a commission and a court with complementary mandates. The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), African Court on Human

United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization composed of 193 Member States. The UN creates and monitors implementation of international law, including the main international human rights agreements. According to its Charter, the purposes of the UN are: 1. To maintain international peace and security […]; 2. To develop friendly relations among nations […]; 3. To achieve international co-operation